Bingolady...Great card! I like the sentiment and the brad you used with it....also the embossing on the card. Very "bright" patterned paper, very eye-catching and a great use of last week's colors.

We've been having bad storms for the last few days. It's that time of the year, but after several years of very little rain, it's taking some getting used to. I keep turning everything off and unplugging things. LOL.

Hi Ladies,You WILL notice my HUGE boo-boo on the top right hand corner. I went to stamp the balloons and put the acrylic stamp UPSIDE DOWN on the block!!! I ended up with a big blob. It was the last thing I was adding to finish the card....so ...snip off that corner and there you have it!

Good morning everyone and a Happy Saturday to you. I hope life gives you time to craft a little today.

Turtlebug...Your Card #1 is very nice and cheerful. We would never have suspected you were working around a "boo-boo" unless you told us. You covered it well. Your #2 Card came out great. I like how you used the Ad Colors and the embossing is perfect for the background. Beautiful flower from Michael's and a very interesting bottom border.

It's been very quiet around here...what's everyone been doing? I've been sorting my "mess" so I can find things easier.

Question: What do you do with the extra die or Cricut cuts you make? I also have extra stamped images because I always usually stamp more than one in case I want to stack them. It was getting so that I didn't know which ones I had or where they were. LOL

Well hope everyone is having a great weekemd. I FINALLY got one of mu cards done.Here is my sketch #2 in the ad colors.Background paper from a K&Company paper stack.Flowers are Jolee stickers. "With Sympathy" cut using an oldie but goodie cartridge Jasmine.

Hope I get to make another card but not sure I will. We are on the count down days till Miss Emma and her Mommy leave to move back to Maine I still have a few projects I need to finish uo for them to take back with them. Sorry I haven't been around much, besides all that going on I have been busy trying to make the reservations for our upcoming vacation in two weeks.

BingoLady #3 - Very bright and colorful rainbow colors. Cute little "be happy" bumblebee. Are those all seperate circles or part of the pattern?? Very visual effect!

NanaDonna#2 in Ad Colors - Very pretty, you nailed the Ad Colors! Pretty BG paper, love the flowers with the long stems. I LOVE using Organza ribbons, they are so sheer, it allows the color or pattern to show through for continuation under it. I hope you get all your projects done on time!

Still have to make my #3 skecth and my Extra Credit Easel card...where has the week gone??? My precious DGS Joey is playing in his first Little League ALL STAR Game on Tuesday. He and my DGD (his sister) will be here Monday and Tuesday all day since school is out... here's hoping I get to craft some!!

Question: What do you do with the extra die or Cricut cuts you make? I also have extra stamped images because I always usually stamp more than one in case I want to stack them. It was getting so that I didn't know which ones I had or where they were. LOL

Dee

Hi DeeI certainly hear you!! I have SO many precuts and yet when I need something like a butterfly, a shape like a circle, square, oval, etc. it is never the right size or color I need at the moment, so I cut another. I have one of those 12X12 plastic boxes from Michael's full of precuts and about seven smaller boxes full of them, too. I try to get my DGD to use them when she wants to craft, but she likes using the Cricut and wants to cut her own. WHAT OH What to do with them all!!?

Nana Donna....Very pretty #2 card and a good use of the ad colors. The BG paper is very "soothing" and the flowers go perfectly with paper. I hope you don't have to use the card any time soon. Have fun getting your projects finished and your vacation set up.

Turtlebug....You are so right....you never have the right size or color that you need! The really sad part is that I seldom think to even look at the cuts, but now that I have them organized it should be much easier to take advantage of them.

Question: What do you do with the extra die or Cricut cuts you make? I also have extra stamped images because I always usually stamp more than one in case I want to stack them. It was getting so that I didn't know which ones I had or where they were. LOL

I still need to make the easel card....maybe tonight.

Dee

Dee, I think we have all had that problem at one time or another. I have gone through a couple of solutions. First I bought one of those multi drawer things that guys use to keep all their screws and nails in and then sorted them in those drawers by theme. Some cuts were too big so then I had a binder with page protectors in it and placed the cuts in the page protectors again sorted by theme. After all that I STILL did not have the color or size cut I needed and kept cutting out more.NOW, I have a box that I throw things I cut in and don't use and once it gets filled up and randomly sort them and the "girls" (Bingolady & Turtlebug) get their goodie bags

I think going another week would be a good idea. My mojo seems to have taken a vacation. LOL.

I had all my extra cuts, punches, etc., spread out on my bed today and seriously thought of throwing them all out!!!! I didn't though...and they are all nicely sorted into baggies. I clumped the categories and hope I at least get to use some of them. I've kept the "newer" ones separate, as those are the ones I'm more likely to use. Now I need to tackle the "scraps." I have two Iris plastic hanging file holders. One for patterned paper, which is also broken up into "baby"....Halloween....and Christmas. I will split those up more, but I'm not sure how yet. The other holder is done by colors. When doing cards all these come in handy, but it's time to also weed them out. Some are probably 15 or more years old. LOL.

Anyone have a tip on organizing your smaller paper pads? I try to keep the scraps with the pads.

I'm also in the middle of stamping and cataloging my House Mouse Stamps and my Magnolia Stamps. So I have lots to keep me busy for the next few days....well, we all know it will be longer than that!

thanks for extending another week, I seem to be in a rut and not producing anything. I have a queen size quilt to finish for the 10th of July for a silent auction that takes place every year for a charity. So cards are being put aside for another few days. I did make another twisted easel card that I hope you like

Hi Ladies,Glad we are extending Dee's Host week. Just finished this card and it is 2am here in Tucson. Will not have time to work on my Easel card on Tuesday.....DGS and DGD here all day then off we go to his Little League All Star game. Plan to get started on my Easel card soon!

My Sketch Card #3:

Tag - Spellbinders die, sentiment computer-generated, added a small metal car Brad.Pattern Paper - "All Seasons" stackEmbossing - Cuttlebug "Clockworks" and "Houndstooth" foldersOrange Corners - Are store-bought glittered photo corners. (glitter hard to see)Banners - I welded the banners on CCR from the Sports Mania cartridge, which I sized to fit the card, the little arrows and question mark I cut and sized on CCR from the Accent Essentials cartridge. Added Jute cord to the banner.TFL!!

Hello all, just peaking in. Busy day today, got my nails done then a little shoppingwith Emma's Mommy before they leave tomorrow.I started my sketch #1 yesterday and have the background paper pieces cut out, however it looks like I won't get back to finish it till Thursday because we have to take Emma & her Mommyto Phoenix to fly out late Thursday. They will get to spend a day with Emma's Granpy & Granny. They are getting excited to finally be back together as a family again. WE will miss them terribly. Now off to make dinner.

Dee thanks for the comments, yes I did make all the flowers I used Flower Shoppe cartridge. I also did manage to get sketch 2 card done will post it tomorrow. With the challenge being extended I hope to get all the sketches done. Well done everyone. There are some amazing cards and so much talent. I am surely in great company. cheers....

Thanks Dee for the comments, I just enjoy making those flowers and I am still playing around with the other cuts on the cartridge. I usually make 6 in a variety of shades of each colour so I have them on hand when I need them.

I am looking forward to you posting your first designed card I am sure it will be beautiful. The ladies in the challenge group are so amazing that there are times I think now why didn't think of that when I look at their cards.

NanaDonnaHave a safe trip to Phoenix! Wishing Emma & Mommy a safe plane trip back East to join Daddy and Hubby!

Does anyone at Cricut even care if this MB is functioning correctly!!!!!!!!

[size=6]Well we made the trip to Phoenix to take Emma & her Mommy up there so they could fly out to Boston late tonight. It was a fast safe trip but heart wrenching. It was a very very bittersweet good-bye. We will miss Emma beyond what words can explain but I know how very happy and excited her Daddy is that they are all going to be together again. I will get in my craft room today and see where my mojo will take me, IF I even have any . I do have a a lot of cleaning and picking up to do as Miss Emma loved to play with my wood stamps. She would bring one to me every day and say "tatoo tatto" and I would have to stamp it on her arms!

AND as far as Cricut or Provo Craft caring about the MB board working the answer is probably NO THEY DO NOT CARE! If you were to call them and tell them about all the problem they would blame it on your computer, your internet, your browser whatever the excuse of the day is!!!!!!!! OR they would say they are aware of it and working on it ha ha ha ha and that could take them a year to fix. OOPS sorry to vent I have called way to many times and have gotten that answer for whatever the problem was!

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